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Med Law Blog
$2,154,000 Civil Money Penalty for Numerous HIPAA Violations by Jackson Health System
On October 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced a $2,154,000 civil money penalty for numerous violations of the Health Insurance…
The D&O Diary
Zendesk Hit with Data Breach-Related Securities Suit
In the latest example of a securities class action lawsuit arising out of data breach or other cybersecurity incident, on October 24, 2019, a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class…
LegalTXTs
Cybersecurity For Small Businesses Tip #4 – Stand Guard (Control Access)
By Elijah Yip
This is the fourth in a series of posts in honor of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Each day this week, we’re sharing a practical cybersecurity tip for small businesses. Cybersecurity…
Tech Risk Report
Preparing for Data Breaches: Data Mapping, Response Team and Insurance
Data breaches are up significantly in 2019, exposing billions of confidential records and costing companies millions of dollars on average per breach. Security experts counsel their clients that data breaches…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Philadelphia DPH Breach Exposes Hepatitis Patients’ Data
A reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer discovered that sensitive data of hepatitis patients were accessible online through a Philadelphia Department of Public Health (DPH) website tool without the need for…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Do Security Breaches Matter? The Shareholder Perspective
By Allen Michel Jacob Oded, Israel Shaked
In a forthcoming paper, we explore the stock prices of companies during the period just before to just after an announcement that they have been hit with a computer breach. …
Your IT Consultant
NordVPN User? – Consider a Change
By John Simek
If you haven't heard yet, NordVPN disclosed that there was a data breach which compromised at least one of its servers. So what really happened? The Hacker News has a…
Ride the Lightning
Over 100 Law Firms Have Reported Data Breaches
More than 100 law firms have reported data breaches to authorities in 14 states since 2014, according to an analysis by Law.com (sub.req.). Two of the largest law firms reporting…
Iowa Banking Law Blog
Cyber-Insurance Does Not Cover What You Think
By John Lande
Organizations need to be careful when purchasing “cyber-insurance,” because the coverage may not be as broad as they assume. Many “cyber-insurance” policies only cover costs related to sending notices to…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
California Updates its Data Breach Notification Law
On February 21, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) announced Assembly Bill 1130 which intended to strengthen and expand California’s existing data breach notification…